Hi Kim, It was only the cutting off the end of the grip that I was not happy with. The method I described works great, looks just fine to me, and is not at all uncomfortable. But thanks for the suggestion.
Kind Regards Matt D ________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Kim H. <krhet...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:36:18 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Subject: [RBW] Re: More on bar end shifter cable routing @Matthew, Suggestively speaking, if you are not truly happy with your outcome, you could take your favorite bar tape and wrap it around your grips to hide the shifter cables. It would give you added cushion and hide the cables. Kim Hetzel. On Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:58:08 PM UTC-8 Matthew Danning wrote: Some time ago there was a discussion of bar end shifters with Oury style grips on upright bars, with a recommendation to cut off the end of the grip. I had difficulty making that method look neat and tidy so I do something a bit different: First I slide the grip onto the bar, then I tap the end of the grip repeatedly until the end of the bar cuts into the end of the grip. I keep tapping until the the end of the grip is completely cut through, and remove the resulting rubber plug. I then figure out the desired orientation of the shifter, and mentally aligned the cable exit with one of the longitudinal grooves in the grip. Next, I use a coarse small round file to cut a groove of sufficient depth into the small flange on the end of the grip to allow the shifter cable housing to enter the shifter without kinking. Lastly, I use a suitable twine to wrap and tie the shifter housing to the grip and finish it off with a bit of shellac. See attached pic. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/vKJjQAuEJx0/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/63f36eaa-2ff2-49a9-a4fe-64414ab30783n%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/63f36eaa-2ff2-49a9-a4fe-64414ab30783n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/PH0PR10MB5594A97550DA9402B9B456EBA1C52%40PH0PR10MB5594.namprd10.prod.outlook.com.
